Improvement in fountains amd aquariums



MBE-. Fountains and Aquariums'.

Patented Oct. 7,1873.

JONATHAN MOORE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN FOUNTAINS AND AQUARIUMS.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. Ellql, dated October 7,1873; application led May 10, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JONATHAN MOOR-E, of Brooklyn, Kings coimty, in theState of New York, have invented certain Improvements relating toFountains and Aquariums, of which the following is a specification:

The invention may be applied to fountains having basins of a greatvariety of forms, and having nozzles or jets of various characters. Theoverflowing water escapes through a passage concentric to the pipe whichsupplies the water to the jet. It is inclosed within an ex terior casingopen at the bottom, so that the water flowing out comes primarily om thebottom of the basin, and thus constantly removes all the sediment andfilth from fish or the like. The top of the chamber is sufficiently opento avoid the possibility of its acting as a siphon.

The following is a description of what I consider the best means ofcarrying out the inveni tion.

The accompanying drawing forms a part of this speciiication, and is acentral vertical section through a fountain constructed according to myinvention. The device is represented in a simple form, but is capable ofany amount of ornamentation.

Referring to the gure, A is the basin of the fountain, and B thewater-supply pipe, the nozzle of which is not represented. O is theoverflow-pipe, extending up through the bottom of the basin concentricto the watersupply pipe B. Its upper end is open, and vis adj usted atthe level below which the water in the basin is never to be allowed tosink. D is an exterior casing, having a partial cover, D',

and openings around the base within the bowl,

as indicated byd d. E is a iiared support, the place of which may besupplied in practice by any ornamental stand.

The water received through the pipe B from an elevated reservoir orother source falls into the basin A, and mingles with the mass therealready stored. The constant accession from this source is balanced by acorresponding escape of water from the bottom of the basin A by itsflowing inward through the passages d into the chamber D, whence itescapes by iiowing over into the interior of the large pipe O, whichforms an opening concentrically around the jet-pipe B.

It will be understood that below the base of the fountain the large pipeC and the smaller pipe B may separate and extend in differentdirections, as convenience may dictate. The water in a fountain-basin ofthis character is sure to be properly aerated. The fish are more likelyto die in ordinary fountains and aquariums from an accumulation ofstagnant water and filth in the bottom than from any other cause. Myinvention provides for a constant change ofthe water down to the extremebottom of the fountain. The concentric position of the pipes B and Osimplifies the construction of the foruitains by necessitating only oneaperture therein.

The basin may be of any suitable form to serve as a fountain oraquarium. It may'also be of any material desired.

I claim as my invention- In combination with a fountain-basin, A, thecasing D D surrounding the discharge pipe O, and arranged to receive thewater through the openings d, and thence through the open-toppeddischarge-pipe O, as and for the purposes speoied.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 2d day of May,18731, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JONATHAN MOORE.

Witnesses:

WM. O. DEY, ALFD. Wirsrnnoox.

